2024–2025 SkillsUSA Massachusetts Advisors’ Handbook Chapter 1: National SkillsUSA • 7 SkillsUSA High School Division Constitution ARTICLE VII—NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Section 1. The High School Division National Executive Council shall consist of the national president, vice presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, parliamentarian and regional vice presidents. The national executive director shall serve in an advisory capacity, with no voting privileges. It shall be the duty and function of the National Executive Council to: • Advise the Board of Directors concerning the execution of the decisions of the House of Delegates. • Conduct business pertaining to the students they serve. • Preside over the national meetings and conferences. • Call special meetings and conferences, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. • Propose and review proposed amendments to the Consti- tution and Bylaws and recommend legislation to the House of Delegates. • Create, design or select an emblem, colors, motto, creed, jewelry, wearing apparel and other items it may wish to adopt as official property of the organization with approval of the Board of Directors. Section 2. An advisor from each of the states that has a national officer shall serve as consultant to the National Executive Council. Section 3. The National High School Executive Council shall be part of the Joint Executive Council in cooperation with the College/postsecondary Division officers. The Joint Exec- utive Council shall elect a chair, vice chair and secretary. The officer positions are rotated each year. In even years, the chair and secretary are chosen from the High School divi- sion officers. In odd years, the reverse is true. The purpose of the Joint Executive Council is to provide coordination between the divisions. ARTICLE VIII—HOUSE OF DELEGATES Section 1. The High School Division House of Delegates shall consist of two voting delegates from each chartered state association plus an additional delegate for each 1,000 High School Division members or major fraction thereof. Each delegate shall have one vote and must be present to vote. It shall be the duties and functions of the House of Delegates to: • Enact bylaws, rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the affairs and activities of the organization. • Elect national officers of the organization. • Act upon items of business as requested by the National Executive Council and the Board of Directors. Section 2. No student delegates, contestants or participants at a national meeting shall be recognized or seated unless they are accompanied by one or more adult advisors from their respective state, territory or U.S. possession. ARTICLE IX—MEETINGS Section 1. An annual meeting of SkillsUSA shall be held at such time and place as the National Executive Council and Board of Directors may decide. Section 2. The National Executive Council, with approval of the Board of Directors, shall be empowered to call special meetings. Section 3. Parliamentary procedures at all meetings will be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised. ARTICLE X—VOTING Section 1. Members shall exercise their franchise at national meetings or conferences through duly elected representa- tives or delegates of the chartered state associations. Section 2. All official delegates and alternates must be certi- fied by the state advisor of each state, territory or U.S. posses- sion to the National Executive Director not later than June 1 prior to national meeting. Section 3. Voting on National Officers and honorary posi- tions shall be done by secret ballot. Section 4. Any person elected to a national office must receive a majority number of the votes recorded Section 5. Any candidate eliminated by Section 4 shall not be eligible for appointment to that office. ARTICLE XI—FINANCES Section 1. State associations shall be responsible for annual national dues according to the number of individual members claimed in each membership classification. Section 2. All organization monies from the state associa- tions shall be deposited with the corporate treasurer of the Board of Directors. Section 3. Annual dues shall be established and determined by the national board of directors, in consultation with the state association directors, with the proviso that increases shall be no more than $0.50 increments for student dues and no more than $1 professional dues and documented by actual “proof of need.” Section 4. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of SkillsUSA, and after the discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obli- gations and liabilities, the remaining assets shall be used by the Board of Directors for the benefit of students of trade, industrial, technology and health occupations education, or be transferred to some recognized educational foundation. Section 5. The fiscal year of SkillsUSA shall be September 1 through August 31. ARTICLE XII—AMENDMENTS Section 1. The Constitution and Bylaws may be amended as follows: • A proposed amendment must be presented in writing to the national executive director 90 days prior to a national meeting.
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